Good things happen every month. Hence in the tradition of the year in review we like to remind you of three randomly selected news articles of each month.
Scientists say the plant enset, an Ethiopian staple, could be a new superfood and a lifesaver in the face of climate change. The banana-like crop has the potential to feed more than 100 million people in a warming world, according to a new study.
21/01/2022 BBC
The device uses DNA, RNA and proteins to replicate the functions of electronic circuits in the device
19/02/2022 The Independent
Namibia is home to one of the world's last remaining cheetah populations. But for years, cheetahs have decimated livestock herds, leading to a bloody human-wildlife conflict that further threatened the already vulnerable species. New technology and…
02/02/2022 Reset.org
Record-breaking technology can sequence an entire human genome in a matter of hours. The work could be a lifeline for people suffering from the more than 5,000 known rare genetic diseases.
03/02/2022 The Conversation
Food waste is a growing problem in Canada and many other parts of the world — and it is only expected to get worse in the coming years. The world population is expected to grow to 9.7 billion by 2050, alongside global food demand.
27/03/2022 The Conversation
Starting in 2023, all research proposals funded by the NIH will need to include a data sharing and management plan. An expert on open science explains the requirements and how they might improve science.
24/03/2022 The Conversation
In 2003, the Human Genome Project made history when it sequenced 92% of the human genome. But for nearly two decades since, scientists have struggled to decipher the remaining 8%. Now, a team of nearly 100 scientists from the Telomere-to-Telomere…
31/03/2022 CNN
Environmentalists see small reforestation pilot sites around the capital of Amman as a first step to a greener future.
16/04/2022 Wired
In the golden age of con artistry, self-proclaimed finance gurus are everywhere, with few checks on their claims.
14/05/2022 The New Yorker
Hydropower is one of humanity's oldest forms of energy, but there are still vast areas of the sector left unexplored.
30/05/2022 Reset.org
Jonathan Kennedy Sowah says wherever he goes, he's always looking for a problem to solve. His latest mission is to help transform Ghana's approach to STEM -- science, technology, engineering and mathematics -- and he believes he's found a solution.
18/05/2022 CNN
The first-ever wireless charging road for electric vehicles (EV) has been launched in the US as countries race to find ways to extend EV range.
01/06/2022 The Independent
Digging up minerals for rechargeable batteries has a high initial cost, but eventually those minerals can be recycled indefinitely.
13/07/2022 The Atlantic
Hong Kong has more skyscrapers than any other city, so it's not surprising that just 0.6% of its land is farmed. The city currently produces less than 2% of the fresh vegetables eaten there — but one agritech startup wants to change that.
20/07/2022 CNN
Germany has inaugurated a railway line powered entirely by hydrogen, a “world premiere” and a significant step forward for green train transport despite nagging supply challenges.
24/08/2022 Al Jazeera
By 2035, the batteries in California’s zero-emission cars could power every home in the state for three days.
19/09/2022 Wired
A summer of extreme heat and drought around the world has been a reminder that water scarcity is a pressing issue and one that will only get worse with climate change. Already, more than two billion people worldwide lack easy access to clean water,…
12/09/2022 CNN
Scientists at the Florida Aquarium have made a breakthrough in the race to save Caribbean coral: For the first time, marine biologists have successfully reproduced elkhorn coral, a critical species, using aquarium technology.
04/09/2022 CNN
Farm based on respecting the ecosystem is sheltered from the changing market amid global food insecurity.
03/10/2022 Al Jazeera
Decision by regulators comes after years of advocacy by Native American tribes and environmentalists.
17/11/2022 Al Jazeera
A program in Charleston is trying to make the teaching profession more accessible to Black men, who are vastly underrepresented in classrooms in South Carolina and around the United States
23/11/2022 The Independent
A "game-changing" immunotherapy drug proven to delay the development of type 1 diabetes has been approved by regulators in the USA. Experts say teplizumab marks a "new era" in treatment, tackling the root cause of the condition for the first time,…
18/11/2022 BBC
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Although they are banned in Europe, new research suggests that drugs like MDMA, in controlled settings, could be beneficial for some patients
05/12/2022 El País
The push for mass timber buildings may appear counterintuitive. But the benefits come down to the evolving nature of Australia’s timber industry and timbers way of locking up carbon.
27/12/2022 Sydney Morning Herald
